how do you find out instantly whether or not you have diabetes?

Question

I am just diagnosis with a good possiblity that I might have diabetes. Is there anyway I can know right now?

Answer 1

There are 3 methods to check but it is not definitive.

Ketone Test Strips - Go visit your local Walgreens Pharmacy and purchase KetoCare Ketone Test Strips. They are about $20.00 for 50 testing strips. Take them home and follow the directions (basically you are testing your urine). Most diabetics have higher ketones if their sugar is not under control.

Glucose Monitor - Go visit your local Walgreens Pharmacy again and purchase a glucose testing system. You have to be careful on this one as the monitor will be about $50 and the testing strips will be about the same. Walgreens has their own brand that you might be able to purchase for about $60.

Doctor - Visit your family doctor. It is a simple fasting blood test that will tell you 100% if you are diabetic or not.

If you are diabetic, believe me it is not the end of the world. There is a ton of info and communities out there that help people deal with the day to day issues and complications of diabetes.

Good luck.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hi there,
The diagnosis of diabetes requires measurement of your BSL (Blood Sugar Level), and can be done when fasting or on random values.
Basically, if your BSL is greater than 11 on a random sample, or 7 after fasting for two readings then yes, you are a diabetic.
It doesn't necessarily mean that you must start treatment that second, and many diabetics can manage on diet and wgt loss alone.
HbA1c is NOT used in diagnosis. Rather it is an effective means of your doctor monitoring how good your blood sugar control has been, for people who have already by diagnosed. It also serves as a prognostic factor for the development of disease secondary to Diabetes.
For those wondering how it work, it is basically glycosylated haemoglobin Haemoglobin interacting with glucose) - Hb is the central oxygen carrying part of the red blood cell, and since red blood cells live for about 120 days, so to does the HbA1c last for about 120 days.

Answer 4

Only a doctor can diagnose accurately. I note one of the other answers suggested A1c; that is not used for diagnosis. A high A1c is an indicator, but a low or normal A1c is possible and you could still be a diabetic.

I've repeated below the diagnostic criteria from Joslin, which quotes the ADA, in the source url.

If you want a quick and simple test sufficient to decide whether to see a doctor, get hold of a blood glucose meter and eat a full fast food meal - large burger, large fries, large sugared soda - and then test about 90 minutes after you finish eating it. If the result is higher than 145(8), ask your doctor at your next regular checkup. If the number is higher than 200(11) make an appointment with the doc as soon as possible.

Then never eat such a meal again:-)

From Joslin:

How Is Diabetes Diagnosed?

The ADA recommends that all individuals age 45 and above, particularly those with a BMI equal to or greater than 25, should be tested for diabetes, and if the test is normal, they should be re-tested every three years. Testing should be conducted at earlier ages and carried out more frequently in individuals who have any of the following diabetes risk factors:

1. are overweight (BMI equal to or greater than 25)
2. have a first degree relative with diabetes (i.e., parents or siblings)
3. are members of a high-risk ethnic population (African American, Hispanic American, Native American, Asian American or Pacific Islander)
4. have delivered a baby weighing more than 9 pound or have had gestational diabetes
5. have HDL cholesterol levels equal to or less than 35 mg/dl and/or a triglyceride level equal to or greater than 250 mg/dl
6. have high blood pressure
7. on previous testing, had impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose.

The ADA recommendations for diagnosing diabetes state that patients should be told they have diabetes if any of the criteria below applies:

* Fasting plasma glucose is equal to or greater than 126 mg/dl;
* Diabetes symptoms exist and casual plasma glucose is equal to or above 200 mg/dl; or
* Plasma glucose is equal to or greater than 200 mg/dl during an oral glucose tolerance test.

If any of these test results occurs, testing should be repeated on a different day to confirm the diagnosis. If a casual plasma glucose equal to 200 mg/dl or above is detected, the confirming test used should be a fasting plasma glucose or an oral glucose tolerance test.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia

Answer 5

If you went to your doctor and he drew blood for a lab test called a hemoglobin A1C it would tell you what your blood sugar levels have been over the last 120 days. If they have been above the normal range you are diabetic. Sometimes it is hard to know if you have type 2 diabetes mellitus. You need to check your blood sugar regularly (4 times a day at first). This is because your body may still be producing insulin.......just not enough, or not using it properly. Talk to the drug store pharmacist.....he/she may be able to help set you up with a glucometer and strips for testing.
Sometimes infectious processes or extreme levels of stress can cause elevations in blood sugar. In short it is a bit of a process to confirm what type of diabetes you have and what treatment you need. It is very important that you find out and do what you can to control it.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

The only accurate way to know if you have diabetes is by having your blood glucose measured after fasting. If the result of this test is unclear, an additional glucose tolerance test may be necessary. Some practitioners also use the glycated hemoglobin test to aid in diagnosis.

Answer 8

What symptoms have you noticed? A blood test, a glucose tolerance test would be the first tests to do.Are you overweight? Do you eat and drink a lot of carbohydrates (sugars and starches)? Do sweat a lot even when it's cold? Do you have to urinate frequently? Do you feel unusually thirsty? All these symptoms are possible signs of diabetes. Don't self-diagnose;see a doctor

Answer 9

A local drugstore may have a glucose screening test
http://www.amazon.com/EarlyDetect-Inc-Glucose-Screening-Test/dp/B000GGCOAM/ref=pd_rhf_p_1/103-3437129-6279838

Wal-Mart testing supplies
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=542089

Pre-Diabetes
http://www.diabetes.org/pre-diabetes/pre-diabetes-symptoms.jsp

Blood Sugar Management
http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/blood_sugar_management/

Diet Guidelines
http://www.diabetes911.net/readit/chapter10.shtml

Answer 10

There are symptoms,...peeing alot and very thirsty are a couple, also fasting blood tests. Go to your doctor. Diabetes is not a disease you want to forget about.